E-cigarette firm says HSE should promote vaping as way to quit

A Public Health England e-cigarette evidence review published in February found that vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking, and that switching completely from smoking to vaping conveys substantial health benefits

The owner of one of Ireland’s biggest e-cigarette companies has called on the HSE and the Irish Cancer Society to advocate vaping as a way to quit smoking like similar services do in Britain.

“The HSE should look at what the NHS is doing. Cancer UK, the NHS, the stop smoking services in the UK - we are light years behind,” Joe Dunne, who owns VIP Electronic Cigarette, said.

A Public Health England ...